Welsh Corgi League

Many thanks to the Northern Section of the Welsh Corgi League for their kind invitation to judge their open show, a warm welcome awaited me and it was a lovely, relaxed event in a nice venue.

VD 1(0)

1. Bruce’s Ir Ch. Whitepoint Dodging Daggers via Manto. 7 year old with good body proportions and masculine head, nice eye and good ears, nicely angulated front and rear with good muscle tone and sound top-line, felt he moved a little wide in front and ‘hocked out’ in rear movement, presented in clean and fit condition, BVD. 

JD 1(0)

1. Bruce’s Woodhenge Star Mariner (NBT). 13 month old with good body proportions and bone, masculine head with nice eye and alert expression, good neck and satisfactory angulation front and rear but would have liked a better placed front overall, another who was loose in rear movement but presented in excellent condition, RBD. 

GD 1(0)

1. Roper’s Cardigan Bay. 3 year old where I would have liked better head proportions but nice dark eye and expression, well muscled body with satisfactory angulation front and rear although would have liked a stronger loin, good bone, moved out ok, presented in lovely condition.

LD 1(0)

1. Down’s Elessar Royal Salute. Very strong masculine head with dark eye and kind expression, good bone and body proportions, good neck with satisfactory angulation, moved out ok but lacked reach and drive, presented in clean, well muscled condition. 

OD 3(1)

1. Barlow’s Woodhenge Star Agent for Pendrell (NBT). Nicely made male of nearly 5 years, pleasing head and kind expression, good eye and ear-set, tidy feet with good bone and body proportions, nicely angulated front and rear, sound top-line, well muscled rear, he moved out well showing some good reach and drive, BD & BIS.

2. Alexander/Davies’ Ermyn Knight Of The Realm. Nicely presented male of 5½ years, much stronger all through and in profuse, clean coat, another who was nicely angulated front and rear with good body proportions, good muscle and lovely temperament. 

VB 3(0)

A lovely class of veterans.

1. Barlow’s Highworth Vanity Fair for Pendrell. Lovely feminine bitch of 7 years with lovely head and expression, good ears and lovely eye, liked her body proportions, good bone and feet, good neck with sound angulation front and rear, moved out well showing some easy movement.

2. Down’s Woodhenge Moonlight Angel of Elessar. Not as well angulated as 1 and not as sound in top-line but feminine head and expression, good body proportions, would like a better front overall but moved out ok.

3. Asbridge’s Ch.Chililabomwe Snowdrop JW ShCM.

JB 1(0)

1. Down’s Elessar Royal Coronet. Nicely constructed young bitch of 14 months, lovely body proportions and feminine, expressive head, good ears and eye, sound top-line and nicely angulated, needs to tighten in rear but otherwise showed some sound and purposeful movement, BB & RBIS.

GB 1(0)
1. Asbridge’s Chililabomwe Penny Black. 2 year old bitch with nice head, dark eye and good ears, good fore chest and nicely angulated, tidy feet, strong top-line but just a little ‘bum high’ at this stage, moved out well and presented in clean, well muscled condition.

PGB 1(0)

1. Hollingworth’s Ryslip Dolly Daydream at Highashes. 2½ year old bitch with expressive head, good neck and nice shoulder but would have liked a better overall front, good body proportions, she moved out well and was presented in excellent coat and condition.

OB 1(0)
1. Asbridge’s Chililabomwe Flaming Katie JW. Liked this bitch of 8 year old, lovely expressive head with dark eye, very pretty, good body proportions, sound in top-line, nicely angulated front and rear, well balanced movement, in excellent coat and condition, RBB, BVB & BVIS.

Cath Moffat (Judge)